Acts 11:19-30.

Acts 11:19-30 (Good News Translation)

19Some of the believers who were scattered by the persecution
which took place when Stephen was killed went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus,
and Antioch, telling the message to Jews only.
          20But other believers, who were from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to
Antioch and proclaimed the message to Gentiles
          also, telling them the Good News about the Lord Jesus.
          21The Lord's power was with them, and a great number of people
believed and turned to the Lord.
          22The news about this reached the church in Jerusalem, so they
sent Barnabas to Antioch.
          23When he arrived and saw how God had blessed the people, he
was glad and urged them all to be faithful and true to the Lord with all
their hearts.
          24Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith,
and many people were brought to the Lord.
          25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul.
          26When he found him, he took him to Antioch, and for a whole
year the two met with the people of the church and taught a large group.
It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.
          27About that time some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch.

          28One of them, named Agabus, stood up and by the power of the
Spirit predicted that a severe famine was about to come over all the
earth. (It came when Claudius was emperor.)
          29The disciples decided that they each would send as much as
they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.
          30They did this, then, and sent the money to the church elders
by Barnabas and Saul.
God bless you.

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